LUDHIANA: Following an inquiry, the police on Tuesday lodged an FIR against traffic zone 1 in-charge sub-inspector Jagjeet Singh for raping a national-level weight and powerlifter.
The police have also booked two men for criminal conspiracy.
The 39-year-old woman had lodged a complaint with commissioner of police Rakesh Agarwal on June 3.
Agarwal had marked an inquiry to additional deputy commissioner of police-1 Pragya Jain.
The ADCP said, “An FIR has been lodged against sub-inspector Jagjeet Singh under Section 376-C (sexual intercourse by a person in authority).
Two more persons known to the woman have been booked under Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of the IPC.” The woman alleged that the cop raped her after assuring to help her get a job.
The woman said in her complaint, “Being a national-level player, I was keen on a government job.
In August 2020, my father’s friend, who would often come to our house, told me he knew a cop who was posted as a traffic sub-inspector and that he has good contacts with senior police officers and could help me get a job.” Her father’s friend introduced her to the sub-inspector.
“After promising to help me, the cop raped me.
He even made a video and threatened to eliminate me and my family if I spoke about it.
Thereafter, he continued to blackmail and rape me,” she added.
“Then I contacted another man, who is a friend of the sub-inspector.
But he too harassed me mentally and threatened me against lodging a complaint,” she said.
(The victim’s identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme court directives on cases related to sexual assault)